Thomas Cooke Middleton papers, 1859-1917 (MC 7)
...ordination, Middleton was assigned to Villanova University (then Villanova College) where he served for almost 60 years. He served as the University’s tenth president from 1876 to 1878. He had also served as a teacher, archivist, librarian, and vice-president of the university. Middleton was the first president of the American
Monsignor Francis X. Meehan
...areer in academia, teaching at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Immaculata College, La Salle University, and The Catholic University of America. Father Meehan was not the only child called to serve the Lord. Two of his brothers, James and Joseph, entered the priesthood before him. James was ordained in 1950 and